Montalcino in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Val d'Orcia
Paesaggio Culturale Patrimonio Mondiale dell'UNESCO
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UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Landscape
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 28, 2025
1. Val d'Orcia Marker
La Vallée de L'Orcia est un reflet exceptionnel de la réécriture du paysage antérieur à la Renaissance qui illustre les idéaux de bonne gouvernance et la recherche esthétique qui a présidé à sa conception. Célébrée par les peintres de l'école de Sienne, elle est devenue une icône du paysage et a eu une influence profonde sur le développement du paysagisme.
The Val d'Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in pre-Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing picture celebrated by painters from the Siennese school. The Val d'Orcia has come to be seen as icon of the landscape which has profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking.
Erected 2004 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology
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Location. 43° 3.473′ N, 11° 29.413′ E. Marker is in Montalcino, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is at the intersection of Costa del Municipio and Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi on Costa del Municipio. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montalcino, Toscana 53024, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: 1860 Vote to Join the Constitutional Monarchy of Victor Emmanuel II (a few steps from this marker).
Also see . . . UNESCO: Val d'Orcia.
Excerpt: "However, it was the dramatic expansion of the city-state of Sienna in the 13th and 14th centuries that led to the creation of Val d’Orcia’s distinctive rural landscape. The landscape became strongly associated with Renaissance (14th-15th centuries) utopian ideals and an ideology expressed, for example, in a circa 1339 painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Sienna Town Hall. Wealthy Siennese merchants invested in the development of agriculture, turned the Val d’Orcia(Submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)landscape into productive farmland, and introduced an innovative land tenure framework (whereby small-landowners paid half of their agricultural produce to merchants as rent). Merchants supported the development of settlements, built fortifications, villas and churches and commissioned paintings by artists such as Giovanni di Paolo and Sano di Petri, artists who reinforced the Renaissance utopian ideals on which the landscape was created."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 28, 20252. Val d'Orcia MarkerThe marker is at the north end of the Piazza Giovanni Garibaldi.
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 28, 2025
3. Val d'Orcia Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 56 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 28, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
